NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A SPECIAL IMPORT PERMIT UNDER THE
HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989
Pursuant to Section 33 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989,
notice is given that on 10 October 2013, permit number AUH132561Y was granted to the
Umicore Australia Limited (Umicore) (ABN 12 008 638 917), 414 Somerville Road, Tottenham, Victoria 3012 (Telephone + 61 3 9362 6500; Facsimile + 61 3 9362 6555).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is zinc skimmings;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 500 tonnes;
(c) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported is:
(i) by land from the facilities of: Perry Metal Protection Ltd located at Hornby and Rosebank; CSP Galvanising located at Ellerslie; and Platemasters & Galvanizers Ltd located at Penrose, to the port of Auckland in New Zealand;
(ii) by land from the facilities of: Perry Metal Protection Ltd located at Greerton and
Te Rapa to the port of Tauranga in New Zealand;
(iii) by land from the facility of Perry Metal Protection Ltd located at Gracefield to the port of Wellington in New Zealand;
(iv) by sea from Auckland, Tauranga or Wellington in New Zealand, to the port of Melbourne in Australia; and
(v) by land from the port of Melbourne to the Umicore facility located at Tottenham, Victoria 3012;
(d) the waste is to be disposed of at the above facility by recovery operation R4 - Recycling and reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before 30 October 2013 and all transboundary movement of the waste is to be completed by 30 October 2014.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
Department of the Environment
Subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, a person or persons whose interests are affected by this decision may, within 28 days, make an application in writing to the Department of the Environment requesting the reasons for the decision.
An application for independent review of the decision may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on payment of the relevant fee by the applicant within 28 days of receipt of the reasons for the decision, or within 28 days of this notice if the reasons for the decision are not sought. Applications should be made to the Deputy Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal in your capital city,
see under Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. Further information or enquiries should be directed to:
Director, NPI & Hazardous Waste Section
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.